FIFTH ANNUAL
The Commissioners and staff of the WERC are pleased to invite you to the Fifth Annual Wisconsin Public Sector Labor Relations Conference.
We acknowledge and thank the University of Wisconsin Law School and the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar for their continued support and assistance as co-sponsors.
We are excited about the program
for this year's conference and hope that you will find it as informative and
enjoyable as in previous years. We look forward to seeing you on April 30
in
The April 30, 2009 Public Sector Conference
program, registration form, and hotel information appears below,
followed by a parallel set of information regarding an additional training opportunity
for advocates on April 29, entitled Labor Arbitration Advocacy: Arbitration
in a Changing Environment, sponsored by Region 11 of the National Academy of
Arbitrators. While this additional
training program is not part of the 2009 Public Sector Conference and is not
sponsored by the WERC, because of its obvious relevance and interest to our
clients the WERC has agreed to help publicize it to Conference participants,
and to allow people to register for both programs at the same time.
Judy Neumann, Chair
Sue Bauman, Commissioner
Paul Gordon, Commissioner
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Fifth Annual WERC
Public Sector Labor Relations Conference
Presented by the
Co-Sponsored by the University of
the Labor and Employment Law Section of the
State Bar
8:30
Welcome and Announcements
·
Judy Neumann
Chair, Wisconsin Employment
Relations Commission
8:40
What’s The Word From
The WERCing World?
·
Peter Davis
What
the New Administration and Congress May Mean for Labor Relations
·
Peter Hurtgen
Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP,
Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
(2002-2004)
Member and Chair, National Labor Relations Board (1997-2002)
A Finality’s Finale? You Be The Judge
Grievance Arbitration, Public Policy and the
Moderator: Judy Neumann, WERC
·
Prof. Martin Malin
·
Michael Julka
Attorney, Lathrop & Clark
·
Attorney, Hawks, Quindel, Ehlke & Perry
B Nuts and Bolts I – Shall We Dance?
Effectively Preparing for Collective Bargaining and
Mediation
·
Arbitrator
·
Associate Director, Wisconsin Council 40, AFSCME
·
Attorney, Davis & Kuelthau
C It’s Nothing Personnel
A
survey of developments under SELRA and the State Personnel Code
·
Kurt Stege and Peter Davis
WERC
D The Chains of the Past
When is a
Past Practice Binding? Under What
Circumstances
May a Past Practice Be Changed?
Moderator:
Danielle Carne, WERC
·
Gil Vernon
Arbitrator
·
Legal Counsel, WEAC
·
Davis & Kuelthau
E Oh What a Tangled Web
Privacy Issues in the Workplace
Moderator:
Coleen Burns, WERC
·
Tamara Packard
Attorney, Cullen Weston Pines & Bach LLP
·
Attorney, Friebert, Finerty & St. John, S.C
F Fine, Then Do It Yourself – Health
Insurance Issues
A Self-Directed Roundtable Discussion of Issues in the Bargaining
and Administration of Health Insurance.
Moderators:
·
Business Agent,
·
Ken Kittleson
Personnel Director,
G OK, Everybody Who’s Not Here Raise
Your Hand
Attendance Issues In Light of the Supreme Court’s Stoughton
Trailers Decision
Moderator Steve Morrison , WERC
·
James Ruhly
Attorney, Melli
Law
·
John C. Carlson, Jr.
Attorney, Lawton & Cates
H And The Winner Is….
A Discussion of the Past Year in Interest Arbitration
Moderator: Richard McLaughlin, WERC
·
William W. Petrie
Arbitrator
·
Attorney, Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci
·
Negotiations Specialist,
I How Come There’s Never a PFC Around
When You Need One?
Revisiting and Updating the Inter-relationship of Unions,
Municipalities and the
Police and Fire Commissions in Light of the Governor’s Veto
Message
Moderator: Lauri Millot, WERC
·
Timothy Hawks
Attorney, Hawks, Quindel, Ehlke & Perry
·
James Korom
Attorney, von Briesen & Roper
J Well, If You Want My Opinion…
Interactive Small Group Discussions of Ethical Dilemmas in
Contract Administration and Collective Bargaining
Moderator: Paul Gordon, WERC
·
Attorney, Wisconsin Education Association Council
·
Attorney, Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci
K If The QEO is Toast, Are We All in a
Jam?
What the Elections Mean for the Bargaining Law, and What That
Means for Everyone
Moderator William Houlihan, WERC
·
John Ashley
Executive Director,
·
Dan Burkhalter
Executive Director,
L Fine, Then Do It Yourself – Dealing
With Troubled Employees
A Self-Directed Roundtable Discussion of Issues connected
with troubled employees.
Moderators:
·
·
Dean Dietrich
Attorney, Ruder Ware
M Rendering Unto Caesar
Negotiating and Administering the Collective Bargaining
Agreement With
One Eye on the Taxman – Five Things You Don’t Know That Will
Hurt You
Moderator Sharon Gallagher , WERC
·
Dennis Eisenberg
Negotiations Specialist,
·
Robert Simandl
Attorney, Simandl & Prentice
N All’s Fair
The Duty of Fair Representation – What It Is, What It Isn’t,
Why it Matters.
Moderator
·
Marianne Robbins
Attorney, Previant, Goldberg,
Uelman, Gratz, Miller & Brueggeman
·
Donald Schriefer
·
Sally Stix
Attorney, Stix Law Offices
O Nuts & Bolts II – I’ll See Your
Supervisor
and Raise You a Confidential
Exclusions from Bargaining Units in Initial Organizing and
Unit Clarification
Proceedings – Are Stipulations and Side Deals a Sucker Bet?
·
Peter G. Davis
P So I Sez to Him, “Oh Yeah, What You
Gonna Do About It?”… Then He Fired Me …
Sorting Out Insubordination and Protected Speech in the
Workpl
Moderator John Emery, WERC
·
David Shaw
Arbitrator
·
Alan Levy
Attorney, Lindner & Marsack
·
Attorney, Sweet Law Office
Q Keep an “Open” Mind
Open Records, Open Meetings
Moderator Stuart Levitan, WERC
·
Barry Forbes
Staff Counsel,
·
Richard Thal
Attorney, Lawton & Cates
R Fine, Then Do It Yourself – Squaring
the Circle in LMC
A Self-Directed Roundtable discussion of the use of LMC to
resolve economic issues.
·
Arbitrator, Mediator and Facilitator
·
Dennis McGilligan
Arbitrator, Mediator and Facilitator
You Be The Arbitrator in Four Discipline Cases - Each table discusses and comes to a conclusion on hypothetical fact situations, after listening to closing arguments by experienced labor and management advocates. After the audience vote is tallied, a panel of respected grievance arbitrators discloses its conclusions about each case.
Moderator: Sharon Imes,
Arbitrator
WERC Coordinator:
Panel of Arbitrators:
·
Arbitratorr
·
Sherwood Malamud
Arbitrator
·
Thomas Yaeger
Arbitrator
Advocates:
·
Steve Hartmann
Staff Representative, Wisconsin Council 40, AFSCME – arguing
Cases 1 and 4
·
Shana Lewis
Attorney, Lathrop & Clark – arguing Cases 2 and 4
·
Melissa Thiel-Collar
Attorney, Wisconsin Education Association Council – arguing
Cases 2 and 3
·
David Vergeront
Chief Counsel, Office of State Employment Relations –
arguing Cases 1 and 3
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2009 Public Sector Conference -- Registration Information
Registration Fee: $110.00
Registrations will be accepted on a space available
basis.
Registration
Forms are
available in two formats:
- a convenient auto-fill Registration
Form in RTF format. The form can
either be filled-out on screen (IE browser required) and then printed and
mailed/faxed, or the form can be downloaded, opened with your word processor,
filled out on screen and either e-mailed or printed and mailed/faxed.
- a printable Registration Form in
PDF format.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations
prior to April 17 will result in a full refund of the registration fee. Cancellations on or after April 17 will not
result in a refund. Registrations may be
transferred to other persons at any time prior to May 1, but you must advise us
by April 30 of the name of the registrant and the name of the substitute.
Registration
Questions: contact Georgann Kramer georgann.kramer@werc.state.wi.us 608-266-9287
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2009 Public Sector Conference
-- Special Hotel Rate
The
Sheraton Madison Hotel is making a block of rooms available to registrants for
the Fifth Annual Wisconsin Public Sector Labor Relations Conference at special
rates for the nights of April 29 and/or April 30, 2009, the night before and
the night of the April 30 Conference.
The
Conference rates for a standard room are $70 for single occupancy and $100 for
double occupancy, plus taxes, if applicable.
Conference rate reservations will be available on a first-come,
first-served basis until April 9.
The
Sheraton Madison is located at
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2009 NAA REGION 11
ADVOCACY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
PROGRAM
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 – Sheraton
Hotel,
Announcements
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Howard Bellman, Member, NAA
Gil
Vernon, NAA, Nominee for NAA President
Mark
Vetter, Attorney,
George Fleischli, Past President, NAA
Edward
Krinsky, Member, NAA
Marty
Malin, Member, NAA
11:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions – I
Session A The Elements Of
Persuasion: Understanding Arguments
Paul
Bosanac, Supervising Attorney, National Labor Relations Board
Session B Effective Interest
Arbitration Advocacy
Jeffrey
W. Jacobs, Member, NAA
Edward
Krinsky, Member, NAA
Session C Putting Your Best Foot
Forward: A Primer On Arbitration
Advocacy
Janice
Stephen
Pieroni, Legal Counsel,
Session D Workpl
Stan
Dobry, Member, NAA
2:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions III
Session E Medical Evidence in
Arbitration
Vicki
Peterson Cohen, Member, NAA Regional Chair
Session F Difficult Issues in
Activation and Return of National Guard
and Reserves
Brian
Claus, Arbitrator
Gen.
Bruce Shrimpf,
Chairman,
Region 2 Employer Support of Guard and Reserve
Session G Contract
Interpretation, Discipline and Past Practice Issues
Fred
Dichter, Member, NAA
Martin
Malin, Member NAA
Elliot
Goldstein, Member, NAA
Fred
Dichter, Member, NAA
George
Fleischli, Past President, NAA
Elliot
Goldstein, Member, NAA
Gil
Vernon, Nominee for NAA President
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NAA Labor Arbitration
Advocacy Program -- Registration Information
Registration Fee: $110.00
Registrations will be accepted on a space available
basis.
Registration
Forms are
available in two formats:
- a convenient auto-fill Registration
Form in RTF format. The form can
either be filled-out on screen (IE browser required) and then printed and
mailed/faxed, or the form can be downloaded, opened with your word processor,
filled out on screen and either e-mailed or printed and mailed/faxed.
- a printable Registration Form in
PDF format.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations
prior to April 17 will result in a full refund of the registration fee. Cancellations on or after April 17 will not
result in a refund. Registrations may be
transferred to other persons at any time prior to May 1, but you must advise us
by April 30 of the name of the registrant and the name of the substitute.
Registration
Questions: contact Georgann Kramer georgann.kramer@werc.state.wi.us 608-266-9287
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NAA Labor
Arbitration Advocacy Program -- Special Hotel Rate
The
Sheraton Madison Hotel is making a block of rooms available to registrants for
the NAA Labor Arbitration Advocacy Program at special rates for the night of
April 28 and/or April 29, 2009, the night before and the night of the April 29
Training Program.
The
Training Program rates for a standard room are $109 for single or double
occupancy, plus taxes, if applicable.
Conference rate reservations will be available on a first-come, first-served
basis for a limited time.
The
Sheraton Madison is located at